Female British Tourist Injured by Boat Propeller on First Day of Reopening of the Similan Island

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Goongnang Suksawat
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Phang Nga –

A female British tourist has sustained injuries from a boat propeller on the first day of the Similan Island reopening.

The Royal Thai Navy station at the Similan Island told the Phuket Express that on Tuesday (October 15th) they were notified of the incident from a tour guide of a tour boat company. A foreign tourist had sustained injuries while she was snorkeling near the Seventh Island in the Similan National Park area.

They arrived at a beach to find the injured woman who was identified only as Ms. ВАССHЕТТA, 30, British national. She had a cut wound on her right ankle two centimeters deep and five centimeters long. She was given immediate first aid before being taken to a local hospital by the tour boat.

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The Similan Islands National Park in Phang Nga is finalizing preparations for the start of the tourist season on October 15.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.